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LE ROY WILLOUR AND (:19. ROBERTS. POWER msmsunwe ATTACHMENT FORAUTOMOBiLES.

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POWER-DISTRIBUTING ATTACLEIMEHT 15GB, AU'TQIYEQBIELI Application filedJune 17,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LE Roy W1LL0UR and @HARLES O. ROBERTS, citizens ofthe United States, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPower-Distributing Attachments for Automobiles, of which the followingis a specification.

Our invention relates to power distribut ing attachments, forautomobiles.

An important object of the invention is to provide an attachment of theabove mentioned character, adapted to be used in connection with aFordautomobile, and having connection with the forward 'end of the crankshaft of the engine, to be driven thereby, while not necessarilyrestricted to a this use.

A further object of the invention is to provide means of the abovementioned character, which may be securely attached to the Fordautomobile, by utilizing the bolts of the same, without the employmentof additional bolts or attaching means.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment of theabove mentioned character, so constructed that its op erating parts maybe maintained thoroughly lubricated.

A further object of the invention is to provide an attachment of theabove mentioned character, which is simple in con struction, strong, anddurable.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like Figure 1 is aperspective view of apparatus embodying our invention, showmg thesameattached to the forward end of a Ford Fig. 2 is a plan view of theattachment removed from the automobile,

Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional View taken on line -3--3 ofFig. 2,

Fig. 4 is a vertical transverse sectional 2, Fig. 5 is a detail sectionthrough the lamp bracket and associated elements,

Fig. 6 is a detail section taken on line 6-4) of Fig.2, and

Specification of Letters t- ?Pateiited Nor. MZL- ieie. Serial No.ceases.

Fig. 7 is a detail 7--7 of Fig. 4..

in the drawings, of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of ourinvention, the numeral 5 designates a Ford automobile, as a whole,nibodying a frame or chassis (5, supported at its forward end by atransverse leaf spring 7, clamped thereto by U-shaped bolts 8. These il-bolts carry nuts 9. The numeral 1.0 designates head lights or lamps o1the automobile, secured to arms 11, provided at their lower ends withbolts 12, as clearly shown in Fig. '5. These bolts carry nuts 13. Thebolts 12 pass through apertures in fender arms 14:, rigidly secured tothe chassis 6, as is Well known.

Our attachment comprises a il-shaped body portion or casting 16, whichis horizontally arranged with its closed or transverse end 17 disposedrearwardly. The forward ends of the U-shaped member 16, as clearly shownin Fig. 3, extend beneath section taken on line wherein for the purposeis h-shaped in cross-section. This rail 18 1S rigidly secured to theforward ends of the U-shaped member 16 by bolts 19 and 20.

The U-shaped member 16 has a gear casing section 21 arranged therein andcast in tegral' therewith. The numeral 22 designates a coacting gearcasing section which is secured to the casing section 21 by bolts 23' orthe like, and forms with the same a closed gear casing adapted toreceive grease, whereby the gears arranged therein, operate in thegrease.

Extending longitudinally of the ti -shaped member 16 is a driving shaft28, journaled through bearings 24.- and 25. The bearing 24: is rigidlysecured to the transverse, end 1'? of the U-shaped member, whiletheibearing 25 is rigidly secured to the rail 'iBbas shown. The drivingshaft 23 extends longitudinally through thegear casing.

At its rear end, the driving shaft 23 .car-

ries a clutch element 26, rigidly secured thereto, and this clutchelement embodies Cir formed upon a clutch element 31. This clutchelement is rigidly secured to a crank 32, which is the crank removedfrom the Ford automobile. The numeral 33 designates a crank bracket,bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to the transverse rail 18 andcarrying a bearing 31 for the reception of the crank 32, as is shown.may be employedin the usual manner for crarking or starting the engineand will be automatically disconnected from the driving shaft 23, whenthe engine is started.

A bevel gear is rigidly secured upon the driving shaft 523 andpermanently engages a bevel gear 36 disposed at a right angle thereto.The bevel gear 36 is rigidly secured upon a transverse shaft 37 which isjournaled through bearings 38 and 39. The bearing 38 is rigidly securedto an arm e0, bolted to the rail 18, as shown at ll, while the bearing39 is rigidly secured to the U- shaped member 16.

The numeral 42 designates a power dis tributing pulley, comprising a hub43, and spokes 44.. The hub i3 is loosely mounted upon the transverseshaft 37. Means are provided to lock and unlockthe pulley 42 with andfrom the transverse shaft 37, comprising a hub 45, which is clamped tothe shaft 37 by a bolt 46 or the like. The hub 45 carriesradially'extending arms or spokes 47 and 48 (see Fig. 7). The arms 47and 48 carry curved clamping members 49 and 50 respectively, preferablyformed integral therewith, and which are slightly resilient and arecapable of being forced outwardly in clampmg engagement with the innerperiphery of the pnlle 42. The free ends of tie members 491m 50 have noconnection with said arms. The numerals 51 and 52 designates Spreaders,which are pivoted upon the arms 47 and 48 respectively, as shown at 53.These Spreaders have radial extensions 5%} and 55, to contact with thefree ends of the members 50 and 49 respectively. The free ends of theSpreaders 51,

and 52 as more clearly shown in Fig. 2, carry radially extending bolts56, to contact with a cone 57, which is loose upon the transverse shaft37. When the cone 57 is shifted to the right as indicated in Fig. 2. thespreaders 51 and 52 move apartand thereby are swung upon their pivots 53and cause the elements 50 and 49 to lock the pulley 42 to the shaft 37.

An inverted U-shaped bracket 58 is rigidly secured to the U-shapedmember 16, and carries a lateral extension 59. This lateral extension isinserted between the arms 60 of the forked end of a shifting lever 61,the arms 60 being pivoted to the extension 59. as shown at 62. The arms60 carry at their free ends, inwardly projecting extensions 63. looselymounted within an annular groove 64. formed upon the cone 57.

The crank 32 .at 66. The arm 65. is approximately vertically arrangedand has pivotal connection at its upper end, as shown at 67, with avertit-ally swlngmg lever 68. Plvoted to the inner end of the lever'67isa fan" shaft 69,

having a. fan rigidly secured thereto.' This fan shaft has a pulley 71rigidly secured thereto, engaged by a belt 72, extending downwardly toengage a pulley 73, rig idly secured to the driving shaft The belt 72 ismaintained suitably tight by means of a screw-threaded rod 74, pivotedto the outer end of the lever 68. and having a thumb nut 75,-screwedthereon and contacting with a lug 76.cast integral with the arm 65.

Secured to the transverse end 17 of the U shaped member are metal straps77-, having apertures 78 formed intheir rear ends. .Thesc aperturesreceive the'upper ends of the U-bolts 8, the nuts 9 having been removed.lVhen the nuts 9 are subsequently screwed upon the U'bolts 8 the straps77 are accordingly clamped to the spring 7. The numerals 7 9 and S0designate diagonal brace rods, provided at their rear ends withapertured heads 81, for the reception of the bolts 12 of the lamp arms11, as shown in Fig. 5.,

The nuts 13 are of course removed and the heads 81 inserted upon thebolts 12 sub-.

sequent to which the nuts 13 are screwed llll," to clamp the heads 81 inplace. The forward end of the brace rod 79 extends through an aperture82 in the vertical web of the rail 18 and is'clamped to the vertical webby nuts 83. The opposite end of the vertical web is provided with alongitudinal slot 8-l. receiving the forward end of the brace rod 80,the brace rod being clamped in this slot by nuts 85. .The slot 8 1provides a connection whereby. after the device is attached to theautomobile. the rod 86 may be disconnected from the rail 18 and swung toa position to permit of the belt (not shown) being placed upon thepulley l2, subsequently to which the brace rod 60 is again clamped tothe vertical web of the rail 18. It is obvious that the straps 77 andbrace rods 7.) and 80 will rigidly secure the apparatus to the chassisof the automobile.

The operation of the apparatus is as follows:

hen the apparatus is attached to the autonmbile, as indicated in Fig. 1,the crank 32 may be r. iployed to start. the engine, in thecustoi'i'iary nuuiner. Whe'n theengine is started, the pulley 12 beingnormally idle, the lever til may he swung to the-deft andthis mean ntofthe. lever will shift the cone 5? to the right and lock the puiley 42with the transverse shaft 37. The power is distrilmted from the pulley4-2 as is obvious. The. fan 70 receives its rotation front the shaftthrough the medium of the belt 72 and associated elements.-

It is to be understood that the form of our invention herewith shown anddescribed. is .to be taken as a. preferred example of the same, and thatvarious changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described our Invention, We claim:

1. In an attachment of the character described, a transverse railadaptedto be disposed forwardly of and near an automobile, a U-shapedmember having its transverse end arranged rearmost-and its free endssecured to the rail, a closed gear casing arranged within andsecured tothe U-shaped member, a longitudinal driving shaft, bearings secured tothe transverseend and the rail and having the longitudinal shaftjournaled therein, a transverse shaft arranged near the longitudinal.shaft, bearings for the transverse shaft connected with the U- shapcdmember and rail, bevel gears secured to the longitudinal and transverseshafts and operating within the closed gear casing, a power distributingpulley connected with the transverse shaft to be driven thereby, meansfor connecting said transverse end with a relatively stationary part ofthe automobile, and means for connecting the end portions of the railwith relatively stationary parts of the automobile. v

In an attachment of the character described, a transverse rail adaptedto be disposed forwardly of and near an automobile, a. U-shaped memberhaving its transverse 13nd arranged rearmost and its free ends securedto the rail with the rail projecting laterally beyond the free ends fora substantial distance, a .longitudinal driving shaft. bearings for thelongitudinal driving shaft secured to the transverse end and rail, atransverse shaft arranged near the longitudinal shaft, bearings forthe'transverse .shaft connected with one longitudinal arm of the Ushapedmember and the rail, bevel gears secured to the longitudinal and transverse shafts a nd operating within the "losed gear casing, a powerdistributing pulley loosely mount d uponthe transverse shaft, a clutchdc: v arrargcd within the pulley and adapted to loch the same to thetransverse shaft, means forconnecting the rear end of the longitudinalshaft with the crank shaft of the engine, means for connecting thetransverse end with the U-bolts of the front spring of the automobile,and rods securcd to the ends of the rail and having their rear endsa-pertured for receiving bolts carried by the lamp arms.

3. In an attachment of the character described, a transverse railadapted to be disposed forwardly of a Ford automobile,an open framehaving its forward end connected with the rail extending laterallybeyond the frame for a substantial distance, a

a gear casing arranged within and secured to the open frame, alongitudinal driving. shaft, bearings for the longitudinal driving shaftsecured to the rear end of the open frame and the rail, a transverseshaft, bearings for the transverse shaft secured to the open frame andrail, gearing connecting the longitudinal and transverse shafts andarranged within the gear casing, a power distributing pulley carried bythe transverse shaft, strapssecured to the rear end 'of the open frameand apertured for receiving the U-bolts of the-front spring of theautomobile, and rods secured to the ends of the rail andprovided attheir rear ends with apertured heads for receivingthe bolts carriedby'the forward lamp arms.

4. In an attachment of the character described, a transverse railadapted to be disposed forwardly of and near an automobile,

a U-shapedmember having its transverse end arranged rearmost and itsfree ends secured to the rail with the rail projecting laterally beyondthe same for a substantial dis tance, a longitudinal drivin shaftcarried by the U-shaped member an rail, a transverse" shaft carried bythe U-shaped member lamp arms, and a power distributing pulley' arrangedupon the ransver'se shaft.

5. In an attachment of the character described, a transverse rail to bedisposed forwardly of an automobile, a'U-shaped memher havinglongitudinal arms the forward ends of which are secured to the rail, alongitudinal driving shaft carriedby the U- shaped member and rail, atransverse shaft carried by the U-shaped member and. rail, gearingconnecting the longitudinal and transverse shafts and arran ed withinthe U-shaped member, a power distributing pul- I ley carried by thetransverse shaft, a supof. the U-shaped member, means to throw portbracket secured to one longitudinal arm tudinal arm of the U-shapedmember, a fan rotatable upon the upstanding support, driving'connectingmeans between the fan and the longitudinal shaft, means for connettingthe longitudinal shaft and the crank shaft of the engine, means tomanually turn the longitudinal shaft, and means to attach the .U-shapedmember and rail-to the automobile.

6. In a. power attachment for automobiles, a frame adapted to be securedto the front of an automobile, an extension shaft journaled in saidframe in alinement with the power shaft of the automobile and adapted tobe secured thereto, a fan support secured to the frame and extendingupwardly therefrom, a fan mounted for rotation in said support in frontof the radiator and adapted to direct a current of air thereagainst,means for communicating motion from the extension shaft to the fan tooperate the same, a power distributing pul ley, a rotary elementdisposed within the pulley adapted to be rotated upon the rotation ofthe extension shaft, and manually operative means for connecting thepulley and said rotary element whereby the pulley will be' actuated byand rotated with such element.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses. LE ROY WILLOUR. CHAR-LES OLIVER ROBERTS. Vitnesses: i

- J. W. GARDNER, I. I. CURRY.

